I read somewhere (lost the source) that 5 mg is far too much, and that closer to 0.5 mg is not only sufficient, but works better.
Do you have any experience changing the size of your melatonin dose, and if so, could you share any findings?
Re:Let Teenagers Sleep In
by a1369209993 on Sunday September 23, 2018 @07:45PM
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http://slatestarcodex.com/2018/07/10/melatonin-much-more-tha...
Mostly under "2. What is the right dose of melatonin?", but you should probably read the whole thing.
Wish society would be more accepting of that.
I'd likely be way more productive if I could just do that, and wouldn't have the sleep dep days that I do when I just power through it on zombie mode for a day or three until I can get back on the 24 hour schedule.
I find 5 mg of melatonin taken an hour before I got to bed combined with learning to use a sleep mask helped a lot. I still need to go to bed listening to something (that isn't too interesting to me) in order to derail my thoughts as well. Plus not eating late, and something in junk food (MSG/salt?) tends to keep me up all night almost in hot sweats. But with all that it has just become manageable so that I can hold down a job.